Braun Hand Blender

This wonderful hand blender comes in the distinctive Braun turquoise blue and white cardboard packaging with pictures of the blender and descriptions in half a dozen or more different languages. There is an instruction book which at first glance looks impressive until you realise there is only a couple of instruction paragraphs in English and the rest is simply repeating those instructions in 20 (yes I counted) languages. This blender comes with a two year guarantee which is subject to the usual caveats of improper use or unauthorised repairs. Whilst reading the small print, for the purposes of this review, I discovered my blender was made in Poland and to determine ...

While I am not exactly a Bridget Jones clone as I do have a permanent live-in boyfriend (currently snoring mercilessly near computer); nevertheless, I have often felt similar to her as I have had to fend off various well-meaning friends and family as to why I have not, as of yet, gotten married. And not only have I had to watch various comrades and cronies walk down that long white aisle into that state she rather bemusedly calls 'married smugs' but I also have had to endure that time-honoured ritual of "buying wedding gift from said registry." It is in so doing that I first had my encounter with the often requested (although mysterious to me) ...

There are some times when the urge just overtakes you. There is nothing you can do to try and suppress it. It creeps up behind you and then WHAM!!! there it is. This urge usually strikes after a very long evening of excess. You know the sort I mean, it all starts off with a few beers at home, an evening on the town with more beers and a rather tasty curry, followed by a club, more beers and a kebab on the way home. Awaking the next morning there is no getting away from it, the urge is all pervading and irresistible. The urge to BLEND! And before you say it, no I?m not mad (well, not completely anyway!!!) There is definitely some method in this ...